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ChadTower:
Whenever I have to get a certification I usually set myself up an example of the installation, have someone I know break it, and then figure out what went wrong.  Sometimes I'll do this a few times.  That's not always possible depending on the certification but with a little creativity it is for quite a few of them... and the creativity you need to get it running on a small network with limited computing resources usually familiarizes you with all of the oddities the exam will ask that you aren't likely to encounter in a corporate environment.

The real pain in the butt certifications are process methodology... it's all abstract memorization.  Nothing else you can do but lock yourself in a room with the books for a week.  ITIL was a total ---smurfette--- like that and so was RUP to a certain extent.

hulkster:
thanks for the help guys.


--- Quote from: shmokes on February 29, 2008, 12:07:27 am ---I think a class is by far the best way.  I can't do it otherwise.  I don't have the motivation and discipline.  My work once paid for me to have full-access to Element K, one of the first online tech universities -- run by Ziff-Davis, IIRC.  I had grand plans to go through their stuff and get prepared to take my MCSE, maybe some Cisco, definitely MCNE (Novell).  In reality, I did a few lessons and then just forgot about it.  No time . . . or after work I just wanted to relax or play some tennis or pretty much anything but do these online courses that I could do at my own pace.  A total waste of $2000 for my employer.

Without the real brick & mortar class, with the real professor and real deadlines, I'm useless.

--- End quote ---

i did the exact same thing to my employer, but my employer actually paid for a class session (2 actually) that i attended and they were good....but they just dont prepare you for the exam.  they prepare you to know the subject matter and maybe get you some hands on experience, but they give you ZERO preparation for the actual exam.  i guess i just need to get the exam cram books since i already know most of the stuff. 

the A+ stuff is what im dreading because its like "list in order the processes that a laser printer goes through before the document comes out".  just dumb mundane stuff like that.  with citrix it will be a little more interesting....regardless, im already in the field doing all this stuff, i just need something to help me prepare and guarantee that i pass the test.  just so i can get the certification and get my long overdue raise! 

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